Leprosy prevalence spatial distribution and trend in a health region in Northeast Brazil, 2008-2017: an ecological study

OBJECTIVE: to analyse the spatial distribution and trend of leprosy in municipalities of a health region in a Northeast Brazilian state. METHODS: this was an ecological time-series study based on compulsory notification of leprosy cases by the municipalities covered by the Imperatriz-MA Regional Hea...

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Autores principales: de Oliveira, Rayanne Alves, de Sousa, Paloma Maria Pereira, da Silva, Janiel Conceição, Santos, Lívia Fernanda Siqueira, Santos, Floriacy Stabnow, Pascoal, Lívia Maia, Costa, Ana Cristina Pereira de Jesus, dos Santos, Leonardo Hunaldo, Santos, Marcelino
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde e Ambiente - Ministério da Saúde do Brasil 2023
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10510455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37729265
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S2237-96222023000200021
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: to analyse the spatial distribution and trend of leprosy in municipalities of a health region in a Northeast Brazilian state. METHODS: this was an ecological time-series study based on compulsory notification of leprosy cases by the municipalities covered by the Imperatriz-MA Regional Health Management Unit, between 2008 and 2017; prevalence and mean prevalence for the period were calculated; spatial analysis of the area was carried out and maps were generated using ArcGis 10.5. Prais-Winsten regression was used for trend analysis. RESULT: 4,029 cases of the disease were identified, and average prevalence ranged from 2.0 to 11.5 cases/10,000 inhabitants-year. The overall trend was downward. Governador Edson Lobão had the highest prevalence, 11.5 cases/10,000 inhabitants, and Lajeado Novo had the lowest prevalence, 2.0 cases/10,000 inhabitants. CONCLUSION: spatial distribution of leprosy cases was heterogeneous in the municipalities studied and prevalence had a falling trend.

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